Synthesis and characterization of metallic copper nanoparticles via thermal decomposition

Ultrafine Copper Nanoparticles Exhibiting a Powerful Antifungal/Killing Activity Against Corticium Salmonicolor

“…These peaks correspond to the typical face centered cubic of copper with miller indices at (111), (200) and (220), respectively. 27 In some previous reports, depending on synthetic methods or solvents, copper oxides (Cu 2 O and CuO) could form in preparation of CuNPs. In these cases, a strongest peak of each copper oxide appears around 36 o (Cu 2 O) and 38 o (CuO) in XRD patterns.…”

Synthesis of copper quantum dots by chemical reduction method and tailoring of its band gap

“…Quantum confinement can be defined as, in nano particles whose diameter is smaller than the size of its Bohr-exciton radius the degree of freedom of particle is reduced from N to zero. [11][12][13][14][15][16] So energy levels can be modelled using particle in a box model in which the energy of different states depend on the length of the box. If there radii are on the Bohr-exciton radius, then the quantum dots are said to be in weak confinement regime and the radii less than the Bohr-exciton radius, then the quantum dots are said to be in strong confinement regime.…”

A review on the classification, characterisation, synthesis of nanoparticles and their application

“…Nanoparticles that are synthesised from metals to nanometric sizes either by destructive or constructive methods are metal based nanoparticles. Almost all the metals can be synthesised into their nanoparticles [6]. The commonly used metals for nanoparticle synthesis are aluminium (Al), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), gold (Au), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), silver (Ag) and zinc (Zn).…”

“…Thermal decomposition is an endothermic chemical decomposition produced by heat that breaks the chemical bonds in the compound [6]. The specific temperature at which an element chemically decomposes is the decomposition temperature.…”